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Presidents 1-20
Presidents, terms, and major events
| President | Major Events | How many terms? |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | National Bank, Declaration of Neutrality, Whiskey Rebellion | 2 |
| Adams | Alien and Sedition Acts, Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, XYZ Affair | 1 |
| Jefferson | Steam Engine, Embargo Act, Louisiana Purchase | 2 |
| Madison | War of 1812, Market Revolution, Hartford Convention | 2 |
| Monroe | Monroe Doctrine, Missouri Compromise, Panic of 1819 | 2 |
| J. Q. Adams | 2nd Great Awakening, Corrupt Bargain, Democratic Party | 1 |
| Jackson | Nat Turner's Rebellion, Bank War and Nullification, Whig Party | 2 |
| Van Buren | Trail of Tears, Middle Class and Social Reforms, Panic of 1837 | 1 |
| Harrison | Immigration Quadrupled, John Deere's Steel Plow, Telegraph and Canals | 0 |
| Tyler | Texas Annexed, Transcendentalism, Utopianism | 1 |
| Polk | Manifest Destiny, Mexican War, Seneca Falls Women's Rights | 1 |
| Taylor | Railroads, Gold Rush, King Cotton | .1 |
| Fillmore | Uncle Tom's Cabin, Republican Party, Compromise of 1850 | .3 |
| Pierce | Popular Sovereignty, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Panic of 1857 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Dred Scott Decision, South Carolina secedes, Lincoln-Douglas Debates | 1 |
| Lincoln | Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, Homestead Act | 1 |
| Johnson | Military Reconstruction, 13th-15th Amendments, Black Codes | 1 |
| Grant | Scandals, Battle of Little Bighorn, Panic of 1873 | 2 |
| Hayes | Compromise of 1877, Tammany Hall, Transcontinental Railroad | 1 |
| Garfield | Phonograph, Telephone, Electricity | 0 |